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6 June 2013
Forced Retirement and Age Discrimination
An important Tribunal Judgment was handed down very recently in Ashford Tribunal. Mr Seldon, a solicitor, was compulsorily retired by his practice from the partnership in 2006 when he was 65. He brought an age discrimination claim. His case made headlines when it got to the Supreme Court.The ...
15 May 2013
Victimisation
A recent case has held that it is possible to victimise an employee under the Equality Act 2010, even after employment. This is a departure from previous case law. The decision was based on interpreting the 2010 Act. So if an employee is subjected to a “detriment” because he has ...
3 May 2013
Bankruptcy and Cross-Claims
In a very recent case, the High Court has dismissed a Bankruptcy Order made against a debtor on the grounds that the debtor had cross-claims against the creditor that had a real prospect of success and that the County Court ought to have given the debtor the chance to substantiate his ...
Forced Retirement and Age Discrimination
An important Tribunal Judgment was handed down very recently in Ashford Tribunal. Mr Seldon, a solicitor, was compulsorily retired by his practice from the partnership in 2006 when he was 65. He brought an age discrimination claim. His case made headlines when it got to the Supreme Court.The ...
15 May 2013
Victimisation
A recent case has held that it is possible to victimise an employee under the Equality Act 2010, even after employment. This is a departure from previous case law. The decision was based on interpreting the 2010 Act. So if an employee is subjected to a “detriment” because he has ...
3 May 2013
Bankruptcy and Cross-Claims
In a very recent case, the High Court has dismissed a Bankruptcy Order made against a debtor on the grounds that the debtor had cross-claims against the creditor that had a real prospect of success and that the County Court ought to have given the debtor the chance to substantiate his ...
